The burial record of prehistoric Liangshan in southwest China : graves as composite objects /: graves as composite objects. ([2017])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Anke Hein.
• Authors: Hein, Anke
• Contents: 1. Introduction -- Part I. The model and the material. 2. Introducing the tools : theory, method, and model ; 3. Setting the stage : the geography and burial record of the Liangshan region -- Part II. Applying the model. 4. Constructing the grave : the main parts and their combination ; 5. Placing the dead : interment practices and other rituals ; 6. Providing for the dead : the object assemblages ; 7. Time and space : connecting the parts -- Part III. Evaluating the model and the data. 8. Connecting the parts : graves and groups, space and time ; 9. Taking stock and moving forward -- 10. Online material -- Appendix A. Plates -- Appendix B. Tables and figues.
• Publisher Details: Cham : Springer
• Publication Date: 2017
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 951.3801; Social sciences; Burial -- China -- Liangshan Yizu Zizhizhou; Grave goods -- China -- Liangshan Yizu Zizhizhou; Funeral rites and ceremonies, Ancient -- China -- Liangshan Yizu Zizhizhou; Prehistoric peoples -- China -- Liangshan Yizu Zizhizhou; Antiquities, Prehistoric -- China -- Liangshan Yizu Zizhizhou; Social archaeology -- China -- Liangshan Yizu Zizhizhou; Archaeology; HISTORY -- Asia -- China; Antiquities; Antiquities, Prehistoric; Burial; Funeral rites and ceremonies, Ancient; Grave goods; Prehistoric peoples; Social archaeology; Social Science -- Archaeology; Archaeology; Liangshan Yizu Zizhizhou (China) -- Antiquities; China -- Liangshan Yizu Zizhizhou; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783319423845; 3319423843
• Related ISBNs: 9783319423838; 3319423835
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.; Note: Print version record.
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